montréal: 3 days, 3 destinations

We were in the lovely city of Montreal for just under three days, and we surely fell in love! Amidst our busy schedule of visiting fabulous restaurants, fun bars, and plenty of browsing through great furniture shops, we also managed to visit 3 great spots that we highly recommend to our fellow architecture lovers. 1. … Continue reading

versailles sculpture by xavier veilhan

The awesome photographer Todd Selby documented the great French artist’s installation at the Palace of Versailles in 2009. It’s so great when historical sights are the setting for contemporary art, and I think this is a good example of that. My favorite is the purple mobile of spheres against the ornate ceiling. It feels to me … Continue reading

meissen by SO – IL

This exhibition is so great because it’s so unexpected. Brooklyn-based firm SO – IL (Solid Objectives – Idenburg Liu) was commissioned by the Kunsthal KAdE in The Netherlands to design an envelope for the display of a Meissen porcelain collection on view until the end of August. SO – IL likes to call Meissen “high-class … Continue reading